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Old Jan 29th 2010 | 9:21 am
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Shovel:



Spade:



And to dig holes for fence posts, a post-hole digger:

 
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Originally Posted by meauxna
Not to be confused with the the gas station.

PS up there, it's pantyhose (from hosiery), also called stockings (actual stockings are far more rare but catching on here again).
Tights will be opaque, sometimes textured hose.

Then you'd have to add a whole section on the suspender/garter/braces conundrum I guess.
And include the part about braces in the US going on teeth (for Kaffy!).

Complicated!
What do you call suspenders for holding up stockings?
 
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
What do you call suspenders for holding up stockings?
Garters?
 
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Originally Posted by Kar98
Garters?
They go around the waist?
 
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Sorry if already said,

Pale = Bucket.

Stick shift = Gear.
 
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
They go around the waist?
Or top of your leg on your wedding day.
 
Old Jan 29th 2010 | 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
They go around the waist?
garters go around the leg, garter belt goes around the waist...
 
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Originally Posted by britvic
Or top of your leg on your wedding day.
which the dirty best man removes....such a weird one that
 
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Originally Posted by Bob
garters go around the leg, garter belt goes around the waist...
Oh OK, that makes sense now
 
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Originally Posted by Bob
garters go around the leg, garter belt goes around the waist...
Thankyou Bob such a wise puppy ain't ya
 
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Or top of your leg on your wedding day.
Do they say, "I'll have your guts for garters" here?
 
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which the dirty best man removes....such a weird one that
Oh yeah us Brits have some funny traditions.
 
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Do they say, "I'll have your guts for garters" here?
Never heard it
 
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Originally Posted by britvic
Never heard it
Really??!
 
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I can't vouch for all areas of the US, but those first 2 pics, I've always heard them both called shovels. This is what I call a spade.
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